Photos: Buildings flattened in Kathmandu as 7.9 Richter scale quake hit Nepal

[caption id=“attachment_2212770” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] A building stands damaged after an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal on 25 April 2015. A strong magnitude-7.9 earthquake shook Nepal’s capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley before noon Saturday, causing extensive damage with toppled walls and collapsed buildings, officials said. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2212776” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] People stand around damage caused by an earthquake at Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal,on 25 April 2015. A strong magnitude-7.9 earthquake shook Nepal’s capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley before noon Saturday, causing extensive damage with toppled walls and collapsed buildings, officials said. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2212778” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Volunteers help with rescue work at the site of a building that collapsed after an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 25 April 2015. A strong magnitude-7.9 earthquake shook Nepal’s capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley before noon Saturday, causing extensive damage with toppled walls and collapsed buildings, officials said. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2212780” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] People walk past damage caused by an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 25 April 2015. A strong magnitude-7.9 earthquake shook Nepal’s capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley before noon Saturday, causing extensive damage with toppled walls and collapsed buildings, officials said. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2212786” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] A group of people gather outdoors as an earthquake hits Kathmandu city, Nepal, on 25 April 2015. A strong magnitude-7.9 earthquake shook Nepal’s capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley before noon Saturday, causing extensive damage with toppled walls and collapsed buildings, officials said. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2212784” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Rescuers clear the debris at Durbar Sqaure after an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 25 April 2015. A strong magnitude-7.9 earthquake shook Nepal’s capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley before noon Saturday, causing extensive damage with toppled walls and collapsed buildings, officials said. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2212782” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Volunteers help with rescue work at the site of a building that collapsed after an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 25 April 2015. A strong magnitude 7.9 earthquake shook Nepal’s capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley before noon Saturday, causing extensive damage with toppled walls and collapsed buildings, officials said. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2212772” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] A man carries a dog and walks past damage caused by an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 25 April 2015. A strong magnitude-7.9 earthquake shook Nepal’s capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley before noon Saturday, causing extensive damage with toppled walls and collapsed buildings, officials said. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2212774” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] A man walks past damage caused by an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 25 April 2015. A strong magnitude 7.9 earthquake shook Nepal’s capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley before noon Saturday, causing extensive damage with toppled walls and collapsed buildings, officials said. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2212768” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Volunteers help with rescue work at the site of a building that collapsed after an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 25 April 2015. A strong magnitude 7.9 earthquake shook Nepal’s capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley before noon Saturday, causing extensive damage with toppled walls and collapsed buildings, officials said. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2212778” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Volunteers help with rescue work at the site of a building that collapsed after an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 25 April 2015. A strong magnitude 7.9 earthquake shook Nepal’s capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley before noon Saturday, causing extensive damage with toppled walls and collapsed buildings, officials said. AP[/caption]